fallow

• Diz-se da terra que foi arada e deixada sem cultivo por um ou mais ciclos; também se usa figurativamente para um período de inatividade ou descanso.

Describes land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more, or metaphorically describes a period of inactivity or rest.

1. Uncultivated landB2formal

   Describes land that is plowed but left unseeded for a season to restore fertility.

   Pousio

   • The farmer left the field fallow this year to improve the soil.
   • Fallow fields are essential for sustainable agriculture.
   • They rotated crops and kept some land fallow.

   Sinônimosdormantidleunplantedunseededunsown

   Antônimoscultivatedfertileplantedseededtilled

2. Inactive or dormantC1formal

   Describes a period of inactivity or lack of development.

   Inativo ou dormente

   • His creative career lay fallow for several years.
   • The project remained fallow due to lack of funding.
   • After a fallow period, the company launched new products.

   Sinônimosdormantidleinactivelatentquiescentunproductiveunused

   Antônimosactivecultivatedfertileoperativeproductive

• Substantivo que designa terra arada e deixada sem cultivo por uma ou mais safras, geralmente para recuperar a fertilidade; também se refere ao estado de terreno não cultivado nesse período.

A noun referring to land that is plowed and left unseeded for a season or more, typically to restore its fertility.

incontável

1. Plowed but unseeded landC1formal

   Land that has been plowed and left unseeded for a season or more to restore its fertility.

   Pousio

   • The farmer left the field fallow to improve the soil quality.
   • Crop rotation often includes a year of fallow.
   • The fallow was covered with wildflowers and grasses.